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Our Contributors

Without a doubt, the landscape "industry" contains some of the most unique, observant, intelligent, tasteful, skilled, thoughtful, and inspiring people to be found anywhere in California. Luckily, these same people often overflow with excitement and passion for their interests and work. But beware: their enthusiasm is contagious and spreads to all of us in the form of landscape inspiration and expert information!

The individuals and organizations below are all guilty of possessing an obscene amount of inspiration and information. Luckily, for California, they have chosen to share a small amount of their expertise by becoming Contributors to this website. Their experiences and insights can be found in the form of articles, plant information, landscape themes, blogs, plant reviews, comments, and imagery throughout the site.

Without these Contributors, this website could not be a reality. California is fortunate to have such stewards of the land within her boundaries.

Plant Library Contributors & Partners

San Marcos Growers is a wholesale plant nursery located in Santa Barbara, California. For over 30 years, they have been growing plants appropriate to California's mediterranean climate including many California native plants, as well as trees, vines, shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses and aquatic plants from around the world.

San Marcos Growers continually provides superb plants that can be found in stunning landscapes throughout California. San Marcos Growers has partnered with Landscape Resource to provide plant information and imagery for thousands of plant selections in the Plant Library.

Over thirty years ago, Tree of Life Nursery began propagating California native plants with the notion that the developed hillsides and open spaces in the state were in desperate need of returning to their natural, beautiful forms. Today, the nursery supplies a high quality line of over 500 species and varieties for landscaping and ecological restoration at the wholesale level. Located on 40 acres of the historic Rancho Mission Viejo in San Juan Capistrano, Tree of Life Nursery, the largest native plant supplier in the state, provides a means by which California’s precious flora can return to the land.

As Landscape Resource emphasizes the importance of native plants in our cultivated landscape, a logical partnership with Tree of Life Nursery was formed. Their deep, native understanding and love of California's flora is apparent in the quality of information they provide to this website.

General Contributors

Rob Maday

Landscape Resource was created and developed by Rob Maday, ASLA, in order to help improve California's landscape. After years of meeting clients, colleagues, friends and family who were grossly unaware of the dire state of landscape throughout the State (extensive drought, offensive uses of water, ubiquitous use of pesticides and herbicides, invasive plant explosions, increasing storm run-off, mounting pollution levels, etc.), Maday chose to confront the information gap with a website capable of exciting and informing those outside of his sphere of influence about what an appropriate California landscape could resemble.

Guest Contributors

David Frantz

David Frantz, of David Michael Frantz Landscapes, has had his hands in soil for the larger part of his life. As a landscape contractor in Santa Barbara, he has owned and operated a highly successful design and construction firm for over 30 years. Over this time, he has developed a special relationship with California native plants and has promoted the principles and application of sound water management. Look for some of David's insights in the Article section.

Andrea Hurd

Andrea Hurd, owner of Mariposa Gardening & Design, is one of the Bay Area's greatest landscape assets. Her spot-on design style, deep knowledge of plants, and focus on sustainability in the landscape keep her in high demand. Look for some of Andrea's insights in the Article section.

Jeff Robbins

Jeff Robbins is co-founder of San Diego based design, construction, and maintenance company Revolution Landscape. His knowledge is focused on the integration of vegetable gardens and fruit trees into native plant landscapes. The goal of his work is to reduce landscape water use, provide clients with a weekly box of organic produce from their own yard, and benefit the environment at large.

Look for articles from Jeff where he discusses principles of sustainability and tips for growing fruits and vegetables at home. His practical tips and inspiring voice are most welcome and highly valued at Landscape Resource.

Pete Veilleux

Pete Veilleux, of East Bay Wilds, is a nurseryman, landscape contractor, designer, photographer, native plant specialist and all-around landscape expert. He brings a wealth of experience and excitement to his clients, which is evident in a long list of completed projects. Pete's focus on helping people "make the connection between their yards and the greater, wild world around us" is clearly, and uniquely, conveyed in all of his work.

Armed with a camera and a deep knowledge of California flora, Pete studies the landscape through a variety of lens. It his through these lens that Pete brings his extraordinary photographs to Landscaperesource.com. We are grateful to find ourselves in his company.

After Jim Verner graduated from the University of Arizona, he obtained a graduate degree in International Business at The Gavin School of International Management in 1967. Living and working abroad (Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East), Jim managed international fertilzer companies and consulted. His experience coves agricultural and landscape practices in a wide variety of climates and soils in both conventional and organic production. He specializes in ways to control plant stress and to overcome salininty problems. He also has written a number of articles for agricultural magaznies and made special presentations to fertizlier producers and conventinos on these topics. Jim is fluent in Spanish and all things natural!

Rama Nayeri

Rama Nayeri is a landscape designer who holds a Bachelors of Science in Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly, Pomona. Owner of Creations Landscape Designs, Ms. Nayeri is passionate about designing California native, earth-friendly landscapes that increases property value while reducing energy bills. Look for Rama's sensible and timely insights in her posts.

Landscape Resource is always interested in bringing new voices into the spotlight. If you are have some unique qualifications and are interested in becoming a general or guest contributor, please contact info@landscaperesource.com to begin the discussion. We look forward to hearing from you. Cheers!